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Airport transfers · London City Airport
London City Airport sits in the Royal Docks in Newham, close to Canary Wharf and the City of London, two of the capital's main financial districts and a major source of the airport's business traffic. It's a compact single-terminal airport built around a short runway and a steep approach, which keeps it limited to smaller regional and narrow-body aircraft rather than long-haul jets. London City is around 45 miles from Woking, but the mileage understates the real journey — this route runs through Greater London traffic rather than open motorway, so travel time depends heavily on the time of day. We run this transfer regularly for clients heading into the City and Docklands for business.
London City's single terminal is small by design, with security and boarding processes that are typically faster than the queues at Heathrow or Gatwick. That makes it a popular choice for business travellers on tight schedules, and it means a drop-off here is usually quicker and less stressful than at the bigger London airports, even close to your flight time.
At around 45 miles, London City looks like a mid-length run on paper, but the route runs through central and east London traffic rather than a clear motorway stretch, so journey time varies a lot by time of day. Our drivers plan around this rather than quoting an optimistic best-case time, and we build in a realistic buffer so you're not cutting it fine for check-in.
Because London City sits so close to Canary Wharf and the Square Mile, a lot of our bookings here are corporate clients travelling to or from meetings in those districts, often on an account basis so a car can be booked by email without filling in details each time. Our modern fleet meets London's Ultra Low Emission Zone standards, which the airport and surrounding boroughs fall within.
As with every airport we cover, your London City transfer is booked against your flight number rather than a fixed clock time, so a shifted departure or a delayed arrival adjusts your pickup automatically. The fare is agreed as a single fixed price before you travel, regardless of how London traffic behaves on the day.
London City's steep approach and short runway mean it's used by smaller regional and narrow-body aircraft rather than long-haul jets, which suits its role as a quick point-to-point option for business routes across Europe. Passengers tend to travel lighter here than at the bigger London airports — a laptop bag and a small case rather than checked holiday luggage — and our drivers plan for that, keeping the drop-off and pickup as quick as the terminal itself is designed to be.
London City is around 45 miles from Woking, but journeys run through Greater London traffic, so transfers typically take 60 to 90 minutes depending on the time of day.
Journeys
Every area we cover, with the real road distance and typical journey time to London City Airport. Nearest first.
| Collecting from | Distance | Typical time | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esher | 26 miles | 1 hr 10 min to 1 hr 30 min | View → |
| Cobham | 31 miles | 1 hr 15 min to 1 hr 35 min | View → |
| Byfleet | 32 miles | 1 hr 20 min to 1 hr 40 min | View → |
| Weybridge | 33 miles | 1 hr 20 min to 1 hr 40 min | View → |
| Chertsey | 46 miles | 1 hr 20 min to 1 hr 40 min | View → |
| Dorking | 51 miles | 1 hr 15 min to 1 hr 35 min | View → |
| Woking | 51 miles | 1 hr 25 min to 1 hr 45 min | View → |
| Chobham | 52 miles | 1 hr 30 min to 1 hr 50 min | View → |
| Oxshott | 53 miles | 1 hr 10 min to 1 hr 30 min | View → |
| Knaphill | 53 miles | 1 hr 30 min to 1 hr 50 min | View → |
| Camberley | 55 miles | 1 hr 30 min to 1 hr 55 min | View → |
| Ripley | 59 miles | 1 hr 15 min to 1 hr 35 min | View → |
| Guildford | 65 miles | 1 hr 25 min to 1 hr 45 min | View → |
| Brookwood | 69 miles | 1 hr 30 min to 1 hr 55 min | View → |
| Godalming | 72 miles | 1 hr 35 min to 2 hours | View → |
| Cranleigh | 74 miles | 1 hr 40 min to 2 hr 5 min | View → |
| Farnham | 75 miles | 1 hr 35 min to 2 hours | View → |
| Haslemere | 79 miles | 1 hr 45 min to 2 hr 10 min | View → |
On the road
The fleet
Comfortable, reliable everyday travel for up to 3 passengers.
Premium business travel with extra legroom and a polished finish.
Top-tier luxury for special occasions, red-carpet arrivals and VIP guests.
Spacious group travel for up to 8 passengers with luggage.
In their words
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Good to know
It's around 45 miles, but because the route runs through Greater London rather than open motorway, transfers typically take 60 to 90 minutes depending on the time of day.
Pricing is fixed at the point of booking based on the route and expected journey time, so you know the full cost in advance regardless of how the traffic runs.
Yes — given the airport's popularity with business travellers, meet and greet with a name board inside the compact terminal is one of our most requested services here.
Yes, our fleet is modern and ULEZ-compliant, which matters for a route that runs through central London to reach the Royal Docks.
Very much so — its short-haul, point-to-point routes and compact terminal make it one of the fastest options for a business traveller carrying light luggage, and our transfers are timed to match that quick turnaround.
Yes, this is one of our most common corporate account routes — regular business travellers to Canary Wharf and the City can book by email without re-entering details each time.
Mid-morning and mid-afternoon tend to run more smoothly than the rush-hour peaks either side of the working day — we'll factor the time of your flight into the pickup buffer regardless.
Yes, same-day return collections are common on this route given how many of our London City clients are on a single-day business trip — just let us know the plan when you book.